Episode 3 companion · Season one
Why can’t we focus anymore?
Personal and environmental factors should be considered together, without reducing the issue to willpower or diagnosing people from afar.
TAS · Tareq Abushawish · Version 1.0 · Reviewed
Core idea
Recovering focus starts with shaping the environment, not only blaming yourself.
External references selected by TAS to explore tool and episode themes. Listing them does not identify them as the scripts’ original sources or imply publisher endorsement. Suggested exercises are prepared by TAS; each publisher determines its reference’s reuse terms.
- Media and Information Literacy Curriculum: Think Critically, Click Wisely ↗UNESCO · 2021
Use the module index to scope a workshop, then select an audience-appropriate activity and check the original publication’s reuse terms.
- Module 11: Artificial Intelligence, Social Media and MIL Competencies ↗UNESCO · 2021
Start with AI basics and social media applications, then observe your own recommendations. Observation alone does not reveal a platform’s internal algorithm.
Try this after the episode
Choose a 15-minute task and remove one unnecessary notification. Afterwards, note interruptions and progress, then repeat on another occasion. Use the record to adjust your environment, not to diagnose attention.
Open the practical tool